Daniel Crommie Videos

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

This
5-track EP highlights the song-oriented aspect of DC Sound Collective's
repertoire - a revolving cast of musical collaborators coordinated by Daniel
Crommie and Eldon Hardenbrook. This release precedes an instrumental project
slated for an early 2017 release - and follows the September 2016 release of
the "Ghostwriter" digital single. Listen and download at Band Camp. Order from Amazon or iTunes.

Sunday, September 25, 2016

As new material is being recorded for a new DC Sound Collective EP and album, New Weave has released a pre-release single "Ghostwriter" as a digital-only download at Band Camp. This propulsive rockin' song features Daniel Crommie on vocals, electric dulcimer, hammond, mellotron and drums, Eldon Hardenbrook on bass and Bruce Hazen on lead electric guitar. It is coupled with a remix of "Dante" from the EP. The upcoming EP "Following the Noise" will contain a different version of "Ghostwriter" plus 4 other songs. Download "Ghostwriter" single at iTunes.

Friday, August 26, 2016

On Monday, September 21st a new compilation from Saturnalia Trio was released digitally on iTunes, Amazon and Band Camp featuring 20 newly remastered songs & tunes spanning the 20 years of the group's career and featuring all of the past and current players. 3 newly recorded tracks*, a few rarities, edits and remixes are scattered amongst iconic and popular favorites. Medieval and Renaissance tunes mingle with original compositions.

Saturday, May 21, 2016

On June 20th the new Daniel Crommie ambient/experimental album "Earthbound Facing Skyward" will be released at Band Camp, preceding the projected July 5th release at iTunes, Amazon, et al. A combination of electro-jazz infused found-word experiments dissolves into a meditative ambiance in the calming conclusion. Flutes, samples, found words and synth-colored backdrops paint this hour-plus exploration with one extra track exclusive to Band Camp.

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Echo System(Daniel Crommie and
Jamie Haggerty) recorded four albums during their two plus years of electronic
collaboration, only performing live on three occasions. Two of those
performances were recorded and these pieces are from those shows in 1987 – and
with the exception of a few overdubs on the first track, they are presented as
they were performed live to two-track digital in front of a small audience at
East Avenue Tavern in Portland, Oregon.

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Group du Jour's "Down to the Wire" has been newly remastered and the 25th Anniversary Edition is available for download at Band Camp with an extra track from the original sessions. Recorded in the summer of 1989 live - direct to digital stereo with no overdubs and engineered by Jamie Haggerty, Daniel Crommie, Bo Parker and Paul Parker released the album on CD the following spring of 1990. The album was met with excellent reviews: "Group Du Jour's stock-in-trade are songs of a moody bent, built on lyrics that approach poetry, beautifully sung." - Steven McDonaldAll Music"Please excuse me, But I
need to rave about a unique band from deepest Portland" - Grant Alden The Rocket"I haven’t listened to an
album as often as this one since Fairport’s Gladys’ Leap or Brian Eno’s Before and After Science. The band is an unusual blend of pop/rock, ethnic and ambient music
with plenty of synthesizers, electric guitars and the driving percussion that
make up most rock bands. The difference with this group is the obvious talent
each member has, the complex but never boring arrangements and rhythms that
keep your feet tapping." James Morman Dirty Linen

Track Listing:

1. Ride to the Top

2. A Quiet Pandemonium

3. Predictable Heart

4. Under a Spell

5. Great Big Soul

6. That Familiar Scream

7. Soft Focus

8. Shaky House

9. Where Will I Sleep

10. Afraid of Heights

11. We Built the Machines (bonus track)You can order the original 1990 CD from Band Camp too.

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Daniel Crommie is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist (mandolins, buche, dulcimer, balalaika, recorders, flutes, synthesizers, etc.) and producer who has released over two dozen solo albums, several albums with Group Du Jour, four with Echo System and four with Saturnalia Trio over the last 25 years on the New Weave label. Not content to adhere to any singular flavor or color, Daniel Crommie's musical palette includes forays into medieval, techno-pop, folk, electronic and experimental genres using a wide variety of acoustic and electronic instruments. A founding member of Group Du Jour, Echo System, Continuum and most recently Saturnalia Trio, Daniel's music has been critically hailed as far afield as Yugoslavia, England, Russia and Japan, and has been featured in several French & American films and television documentaries.